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Argentina vs Egypt Head-to-Head — FIFA World Cup 2026

⚽ Round of 16
FT3–2
Tuesday 7 July 2026  ·  16:00 UTC  ·  Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta

Match Report

Match Events ?
15'Yasser Ibrahim (Marwan Attia)Egypt
21'Lionel Messi Argentina
67'Mostafa Ziko (Haissem Hassan)Egypt
79'Cristian Romero (Lionel Messi)Argentina
83'Lionel Messi (Gonzalo Montiel)Argentina
90'Enzo Fernández (Lautaro Martínez)Argentina
90'🟨Marwan Attia Egypt
90'🟨Hamdy Fathy Egypt
90'🟨Mostafa Shobeir Egypt
Match Statistics ?
Argentina
Egypt
64%
Possession
36%
7
Shots on Target
2
19
Total Shots
5
6
Corners
1
13
Fouls
11
2.90
xG
0.97
Player Ratings ?
Argentina
9.0Lionel MessiF
8.2Leandro ParedesM
8.0Enzo FernándezM
Egypt
7.7Mostafa ZikoF
7.2Mostafa ShobeirG
7.2Yasser IbrahimD
Starting Lineups ?
Argentina
23GEmiliano Martínez
26DNahuel Molina
13DCristian Romero
6DLisandro Martínez
3DNicolás Tagliafico
5MLeandro Paredes
7MRodrigo De Paul
20MAlexis Mac Allister
24MEnzo Fernández
10FLionel Messi
9FJulián Alvarez
Egypt
23GMostafa Shobeir
3DMohamed Hany
2DYasser Ibrahim
5DRami Rabia
15DKarim Hafez
12MHaissem Hassan
17MMohanad Lasheen
19MMarwan Attia
8MEmam Ashour
10FMohamed Salah
11FMostafa Ziko

Predictions

Match Prediction ?
Favoured: Argentina
Expected: Argentina by 1–2 goals
Confidence: High
Argentina 73%Draw 19%Egypt 8%
xG: 1.96Expected goalsxG: 0.49

Argentina vs Egypt looks like a Argentina-favoured matchup based on our pre-tournament model. Argentina has the stronger overall edge according to our model, with Argentina by 1–2 goals. This prediction should be used as general match context rather than a guaranteed outcome.

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Win Probability (Market) ?
No odds data available
Model Rating Edge ?
Clear Edge
Argentina stronger
Argentina: 1718 (#3)  ·  Egypt: 1491 (#27)
H2H Record ?
2–0–0
Argentina leads
Avg 4.0 goals/game · 2 meetings
Argentina
Egypt
#1
Position ?
#2
9
Points ?
5
3W 0D 0L
Record ?
1W 2D 0L
8
Goals For ?
5
1
Goals Against ?
3
+7
Goal Diff
+2
#3
FIFA Rank ?
#29
15.4%
Win Prob ?
0.1%
W W W W W
Form ?
L W D W D

Head-to-Head History

Previous World Cup Meetings
No previous meetings found in our data.
Last 2 Meetings (All Competitions)
2Argentina
0Draw
0Egypt
26 Mar 2008FriendlyEgypt0–2Argentina
6 Jun 1928Olympic GamesArgentina6–0NEgypt
💡 Betting Angles
Key Angles for this Match
Both teams scoring regularly — Argentina and Egypt both conceding in tournament matches. BTTS looks likely.
📈Argentina in excellent form — 15 pts from last 5 tournament matches.
🎯Clear model favourite: Argentina at 73% win probability.

Injuries & Absences

Argentina — Injuries
No injuries reported.
Egypt — Injuries
Hossam Abdelmaguid
Hossam Abdelmaguid
Injury
Hamdi Fathy
Hamdi Fathy
Injury
Mohanad Lasheen
Mohanad Lasheen
Injury
Mohamed Abdelmonem
Mohamed Abdelmonem
Injury
Ahmed Abou El Fotouh
Ahmed Abou El Fotouh
Injury
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